#FAEE7A#FAEE7A
#FAEE7A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.829; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.138 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEE7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 51.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.96, -10.70, 56.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.96, 57.95, 100.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.56% -0.0319 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.56% 0.138 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5139, 82.8806, 30.5337) |
| Luminance | 0.8288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.17
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.24
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.31
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.86
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.83
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEE7A #7A86FA
analogous
#FAAE7A #FAEE7A #C6FA7A
triadic
#FAEE7A #7AFAEE #EE7AFA
tetradic
#FAEE7A #7AFAAE #7A86FA #FA7AC6
square
#FAEE7A #7AFAAE #7A86FA #FA7AC6
split-complementary
#FAEE7A #7AC6FA #AE7AFA
monochromatic
#F1DB09 #F8E63F #FAEE7A #FCF6B5 #FEFBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEE7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.58
#FAEE7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEE7A
17.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEE7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEE7A | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.58 | 17.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE76F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faee7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.138 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef3a3',
500: '#faee7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faee7a; $custom-light: #fef3a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faee7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.375,
"s": 92.754,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93563,
"c": 0.138,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.82878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEE7A
secondary
#414FD7
accent
#16E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18170F
muted
#868580